Audrey Young: Rating Jacinda Ardern s second-term Cabinet after six months
28 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson at the first meeting of the second-term Cabinet on November 6 last year. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson at the first meeting of the second-term Cabinet on November 6 last year. Photo / Mark Mitchell
OPINION:
One of Jacinda Ardern s newest ministers and two experienced ministers have scored highest in the Herald s latest rating for her second-term Cabinet. Next week will be six months since the Government was sworn in
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Friday, 23 April 2021, 1:58 pm
Auckland Council has achieved 99 per cent or $119
million of the $120 million savings target it set in the
Emergency Budget, with a further $12 million in savings
achieved since February 2021.
“We are very close to
delivering on our Emergency Budget commitment to reduce
spending by $120 million and proving to Aucklanders we are
moving towards a leaner and more efficient council. Now we
must continue to focus on improving the essential services
that Aucklanders rely on.”
Mayor Phil Goff says that
the originally forecast $1 billion impact of COVID-19 on
Auckland Council’s finances has made it essential for the
council to increase the intensity of its value-for-money
Press Release – Auckland Council
Auckland Council has achieved 99 per cent or $119 million of the $120 million savings target it set in the Emergency Budget, with a further $12 million in savings achieved since February 2021.
“We are very close to delivering on our Emergency Budget commitment to reduce spending by $120 million and proving to Aucklanders we are moving towards a leaner and more efficient council. Now we must continue to focus on improving the essential services that Aucklanders rely on.”
Mayor Phil Goff says that the originally forecast $1 billion impact of COVID-19 on Auckland Council’s finances has made it essential for the council to increase the intensity of its value-for-money drive to achieve efficiency and effectiveness.
Friday, 16 April 2021, 11:03 am
The diggers are out and shovels in the ground with
construction work starting on improvements to Auckland’s
Southern Motorway between Papakura and Drury which will see
extra lanes added as well as a path for people on bikes and
on foot.
Transport Minister Michael Wood led the
official start of construction this morning, on the SH1
Papakura to Drury South project. It’s part of the New
Zealand Upgrade Programme (NZUP) which is investing more
than $6.8 billion in road, public transport and walking and
cycling infrastructure to get our cities moving, save lives
and future-proof the economy.